CVE-2008-3715

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc-core-admin-editor-previouscolorsjs.php in the FlexCMS 2.5 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PreviousColorsString parameter.

Published: 2008-08-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3715 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.56%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-3715

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
32254 exploit_db edb 2008-08-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3715

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.90% 1.56% -1.34%
2 2025-10-09 1.99% 2.90% +0.91%
3 2025-08-19 1.99%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3715

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3715

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3715

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
flexcms flexcms 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:flexcms:flexcms:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
flexcms flexcms 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:flexcms:flexcms:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3715

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